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To be honest Im surprised he was still alive. I assumed no one would ever hear of Bin Laden again because he had died years ago in those mountains. Doesnt change anything, but at least there is closure and a little bit of justice.

DanteJay wrote:I think they believe in the whole female virgin reward only if you suicide and successfully kill others while doing so.

As I understand it, it's that being martyred (the idea that suicide bombing qualifies is dubious at best) guarantees admission to paradise, but everyone who goes there will supposedly be paired with at least one beautiful virgin mate. AFAIK, the specific number of 72 that is often thrown around is some kind of numerological exaggeration that only shows up in one place in a non-authoritative commentary.

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Ex-Cyber wrote:As I understand it, it's that being martyred (the idea that suicide bombing qualifies is dubious at best) guarantees admission to paradise, but everyone who goes there will supposedly be paired with at least one beautiful virgin mate.

So what you're saying is that if they all decided to get together and blow each other up, everybody wins?

When I heard the news this morning, I said 'that's cool' and went on with my day. I mean, it's been nearly 10 years now. If you want to really shock me, tell me they actually started building something at the Trade Center site.